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Foreword by Walter Brueggemann

Addressing what many consider
the world's most controversial conflict, Naim Ateek offers a succinct primer on
liberation theology in the context of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and
self-determination. Beginning with the historical roots of this struggle, he
shows how the memory of the Holocaust served to trump the claims and aspirations
of the native inhabitants of Palestine, and how later Israeli occupation and
settlements in the West Bank have contributed to their suffering and
oppression.

Supported by many Western Christians, Israeli claims to the
land rely on a particular exclusivist reading of the Bible. In contrast, a
Palestinian theology of liberation responds with a counter-strategy for biblical
interpretation, emphasizing the prophetic themes of inclusivity and justice.
Ateek concludes by providing principles for achieving security, peace, and
justice for all peoples in Israel/Palestine.